Governing regulations

OSHA does not prescribe any specific standard for those working in extreme cold environments. But, Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act implies that enterprises or employers must provide congenial and safe work environment free of recognized hazards which can cause grievous injuries or death. This includes cold working conditions and associated hazards.

Course Overview

This online safety training program provides an overview of risks and hazards workers will face under extreme cold conditions. Students are trained to understand about cold stress and how human body will react to cold temperatures, types of illness or injuries employees likely to get, prescribed safety standards and effective risk control measures to prevent cold stress.

Who Must Take this Course?

Workers exposed to extreme cold condition both indoor and outdoor work environment are at great risk of cold stress and related risks. Such workers must join this course to improve their knowledge on safety standards along with the career prospects. Like heat stress, cold stress too can cause damage to human bodies and affect the performance. Work place managers, shift in charge, supervisors or anyone who are exposed to extreme cold condition as part of their work schedule must join this course for the benefit of themselves and also for others.

Course Format

Our OSHA Cold Stress, Illness & Injury Safety Training course has been bundled with expert made content, graphical and audio presentations, large number of practice questions and case studies for students to clear the final exam in good marks.

Every successful candidate will be provided with a hard copy of completion certificate along with a printed wallet card.

Continuing education credits?

Each successful student will get 0.2 CEUs (or 2 CMEs) after clearing the online course.

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